Gushing in the Garden and How’s It Growing? I love this. I walk around my garden now with a big silly grin on my face. I feel like this is it – it’s really happening now. I waited all winter, dreaming of NOW – heading out first thing in the morning to pick ripe berries, … Read more
Cardboard Seed Flats Don’t Break Down Fast Enough I will never ever plant this way again – in cardboard seed flats, cut the cells apart and plant the whole cell thinking the cardboard will break down in the ground. My zucchini, squash and melon seedlings have been in the ground for weeks and they are … Read more
The replacement zucchini plants are coming up (in the three empty spaces between the basil) and my basil is looking GREAT! Time for pesto, people! Broccoli is finally getting a head on it. I wonder if I’ll be able to catch it when it gets big, but not too big, and before it flowers. I … Read more
This is where all the digging I did in the spring pays off. In the pictures I took 1 month ago, my tiny seedlings are just showing the promise of the veggies, fruit and flowers to come, but in JUNE – you can go out and measure INCHES of new growth every day. The pole … Read more
Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of summer here at the Jersey Shore. The weather stood up and took notice this weekend too, we had some rain this week but today was a beach day for sure. I took some pictures on the 28th and then a few more today of the flowers and … Read more
My back was feeling MUCH better today so I planted 36 onions, a gift from my aunt and uncle. THANK YOU! My Kentucky Wonder pole beans have almost all sprouted and I can’t wait for them to start climbing up the TP Trellis. One, tiny cherry tomato. The first this season. The plant is called … Read more